Japanese Language in Use: An Introduction

Yamaguchi's Japanese Linguistics: An Introduction, published earlier in 2007, focuses on language structure, and this follow up focuses on language use. Addressed to students seeking a specialist knowledge of the Japanese language who are familiar with the material presented in the first volume, it looks at selected topics from pragmatics, discourse, sociolinguistics, and Japanese conversation. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)